19861129082189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Sturgis, SD · November 29, 1986

Date
November 29, 1986 · 16:12 local
Place
Sturgis, SD
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2161B
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA024
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
703 total1 in this make and model174 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck trees in mountainous area. The pilot was operating in IFR conditions without a flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.